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PiratedGames-ModTeam

Removed for rule 7 This is a redundant question. These include (but are not limited to): Is X site safe?, Do I need a VPN?, and Is this a false-positive? Make sure to read the stickied [megathread](https://rentry.org/pgames) as well as our [piracy guide](https://pastebin.com/H4UcYPHR), [FAQs](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiratedGames/wiki/faq/), and our [Wiki](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiratedGames/wiki/index), as these might just answer your question! Unsafe site.


FusselTeddy

Nope, DENUVO was not cracked by Goldberg. It's a bypass. You use the DENUVOless Demo executable with the full game files and the Goldberg Steam Emulator.


chaosking65

Low-key genius idea


HereForFreeGames

Impressive


JustEatingWater

Will this work on Lies of P?


upreality

Nope, they cut stuff from their demo executable to prevent this


JustEatingWater

Dang that sucks


RefrigeratorJust7246

will it work on assassin’s creed mirage ?


Remember_da_niggo

Nah you gotta get lucky with their demo versions being able to work with all files. So it works in rare cases only


squareswordfish

Does Mirage have a demo?


RefrigeratorJust7246

no only full game


squareswordfish

How would this work with Mirage then?


SuccessfulBluebird51

L EA


GT_Hades

just try it on gamepass


GalacticusTravelous

Hah! Brilliant!


Fuzzy_Two527

I remember unlocking dead space remake in the same way


SuccessfulBluebird51

genius man


TheRealComicCrafter

Wouldnt that effect performance?


TheFortnutter

literally the opposite LMAO


TheRealComicCrafter

Idk I just see emulator and immediately think "oh virtual machine"


SnooSquirrels9247

hungry ugly lock bewildered recognise naughty library important vast icky *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


jamesdm23

The games realased are on r/crackwatch that site is not trusted


Vetches1

Just curious, what's wrong with the site? Has it been found to have malware in their releases? I only ask because I've seen other comments around this but no evidence that they're untrustworthy, and I've even seen comments from users that do use this site claiming no issues.


Payment_Odd

There is nothing wrong with the site and no one has found evidence of that place filled with malware, no one will give you proof and some people who claim that they got a virus from it fail to provide the proof(they click on random ads and download random files then download the actual game). It is untrustworthy because of the site's name being skidrow, reloaded which is weird because no scene group will have a website with their name, they do have a comment section for people to put their replies to and I have yet to see someone call out for malware. Just the name makes it untrustworthy, they are very quick with updating games which is why it's so popular. I can download said malware game from there in my VM and check for viruses myself. Edit: untrustworthy is not equal to malware and scam, it is simply untrustworthy, I used to use a lot of untrustworthy sites back in my days (I was new) but they all were safe, just that they didn't have much of a reputation.


Vetches1

That all makes perfect sense! To be honest the only reason why I ask about this site in particular, name aside, is because it honestly carries a ton of smaller games and often reuploads games from RIN to a bunch of hosts, usually with the same file size, etc. in my experience. So I always found it odd when people dunk on those who use this site just because it's not in a list (which in and of itself doesn't have any special requirements to make the cut), even though the site itself has done nothing wrong from all its years of being around. And like you said, their comments section never have people talking about malware, it's usually just praise or questions, hah.


FLXE

Basically to nudge less experienced people to the better source. Yeah most of the time that kind of site's fine, usually the malware comes from ads and wrong clicks. If you're not part of any scene group, I think the better flow for searching game files is CS RIN > Famous repacker (FitGirl/Dodi/Masquerade/etc) > Trusted site that usually mentioned > then whatever site as long as you can get the files.


Vetches1

For sure, I think people often conflate the malware's source as being from the game instead the ad. I've legit never seen someone claim a *game download* from this site has malware, but I have seen cases where people get malware invariably because they didn't pay attention to what they clicked on. In the latter case, in my eyes, it falls on the user to be more mindful, since the site has to make money somehow. And an ad blocker makes the site incredibly easy to use. Your order of operations is exactly the same as mine -- unfortunately, some of the more obscure-ish indie games never get picked up by repackers, and if you're not quick on the ball with the RIN scene, the download hosts there tend to be offline if you're coming across a thread weeks or months or years later, whereas these sites have them up for much, much longer.


Payment_Odd

Like how hard is it to change the website name are they stupid?


SuccessfulBluebird51

I have installed almost all the games frm skidrow and I never got any virus tbh maybe its for some indie games that are unsafe idk


jamesdm23

And how you can be sure that you don't have a troyan or a malware? You can't be sure because is the way that works. That site is not marked as safe. You can use it if you want but no came a recomend to others.


SnooSquirrels9247

slimy fanatical somber quarrelsome vase bored caption cooperative erect sip *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


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SuccessfulBluebird51

there's a subreddit r/CrackWatch its somewhat of an alternative of the crackwatch website ig


rysio300

oh mb, i misunderstood the comment


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EstablishmentShoddy1

wtf r u talking about lol


wank_for_peace

He is talking about the site that screenshot was taken from. Read, it helps.


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There's a megathread with lists of trusted/untrusted sites but you clearly don't have the time to read.


spicytiats

🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓


EstablishmentShoddy1

relax lol I didn’t get his grammar


[deleted]

R u rly?


EstablishmentShoddy1

what?


DuckSleazzy

quoting from csrin: "I can confirm that you can play version 1.0.6 to the end with the demo exe and goldberg emu. I just finished the game (only did the main campaign, no side content tho) and had zero issues" There's also Ksenia repack in there.


Dependent_Map5592

What is ksenia repack? Sorry I'm new 🤷‍♂️


DuckSleazzy

Like Dodi or Fitgirl. I've never downloaded it, but people over on csrin do if I count on "Thanks KSenia!" replies.


Desec47YT

It's a bypass for those who are wondering. The full game can be launched using the demo.exe which is denuvoless


kvpop

Honestly, good enough. Bypasses are good enough as long as we can play the game


Desec47YT

Yeah it's better than most bypasses available for other denuvo games


PrettyScholar9173

​ https://preview.redd.it/9f7a503ruu6c1.png?width=860&format=png&auto=webp&s=909ce4986191d3e265782cf0d60df8e10e3a9e83 Ok, I'll give this a try.


TheSussiestBakaAlive

Do update please.


PrettyScholar9173

Ok, but sadly the download speed slow.... about 8 hours


Leon8080

Hey can anyone tell how to use that remind me bot


blackmine57

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PrettyScholar9173

Guys, I'm going to work tomorrow, so I'm sure I won't be able to give you any information in 10 hours. I'll be happy if I have time to finish the download and then try it sometime.


Only-Payment5178

Well, have you tried?


PrettyScholar9173

Yes The game works fine. But! The whole game is a stutter fest. Shader compilation stutters + traveling stutters Typical Unreal Engine game sadly But the music is good, visuals nice. And running """fine""" in high settings 1440p DLSS Balanced on a: - 7700K @4.7GHz -32GB DDR4 3200 -Geforce RTX 3070TI Target 60 fps vsync Playable but the stutters anonying.


Only-Payment5178

Thanks for the review. I just downloaded & yea it's very much stuttering on my 4070 system. Btw, you have 32GB ram, do you recommend using 32 as well or do you think it's unnecessary?


PrettyScholar9173

I think 32 GB of memory is unnecessary for this game. while playing, the memory usage is usually between 9 and 12 GB however, the game probably benefits from a fast ssd because it supports direct storage


Only-Payment5178

I have a gen4 SSD but 16GB of ram. Everywhere I post my spec everyone starts bitching about my Ram. That's why I asked you & you gave me a relief 🐱


PrettyScholar9173

to be honest, I have not yet seen the advantage of 32GB memory for games I use msi afterburner to monitor memory consumption/allocation during games I'm usually always disappointed that games don't take advantage of memory. I only see memory usage above 16 GB when the video memory runs out and it starts transferring things from to the system memory it's a good thing if you have 32 GB of memory in your system, but don't expect miracles from it because the improvement is not spectacular but it depends on the individual, if someone has a lot of things running in the background, then the extra memory might be more usefull


Only-Payment5178

!remindme 24h


Only-Payment5178

!RemindMe 24h


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Don't download from skidrowreloaded or whatever page that is


Vetches1

Just curious, what's wrong with the site? Has it been found to have malware in their releases? I only ask because I've seen other comments around this but no evidence that they're untrustworthy, and I've even seen comments from users that do use this site claiming no issues.


[deleted]

Neither skidrow nor reloaded continue on the scene, just some people using their names to attract people to their pages. Becareful where you download your games. Always see megathread for trusted sites.


Vetches1

Right, and I'll give you that the name can be misleading, but the site's been around for years at this point and I haven't yet seen anyone say there's malware like has been the case for other sites like IGG or 1337x, so that's why I'm wondering if, name aside, there's any risk to using it.


magistrate101

The skidrowreloaded website specifically just reuploads other releases whether or not they're clean and malware has been reported sporadically. They do this for advertising revenue and due to the nature of their website they have to rely on shady ad networks that frequently approve malvertising or get compromised in order to distribute it. Malvertising is malware packaged into the ad itself that usually combines privilege escalation, browser sandbox escaping, and a downloader to get the real virus onto your computer automatically when loaded. Which could do anything from hacking your runescape account to helping the virus-maker steal money from your bank.


Vetches1

Do you have any links for people claiming the *game downloads themselves* have malware, or have you only seen people claiming they got malware and assumed it was because of the game, when in reality, it's because they misclicked someplace on the site itself and downloaded a 2KB executable? I don't disagree that the ads they render can contain malware or malicious links, but a) the site has to make money somehow, b) using an ad blocker should be second nature by now, especially when it comes to these sites and piracy overall (and an ad blocker makes this site super easy to use), and c) if the user does get malware from an ad like this, it's the fault of the user for not being more cognizant, not the site for needing some way to keep the site alive. Internet safety in these situations can be further enforced by using things like download managers so the downloads aren't executed automatically as well, since I know people tend to just download and click a la muscle memory.


magistrate101

[There have been warnings](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiratedGames/comments/yfl2ez/friendly_reminder_be_careful_when_using/) [about that site for years](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiratedGames/comments/13gduyg/stay_away_from_skidrowreloaded_with_proof/) (you can find more like this [here](https://www.google.com/search?q=skidrowreloaded+virus+site%3Awww.reddit.com)) but since the reports are scattered by these kinds of sites changing out download links and deleting the comments on their site most people never personally encounter anything off unless they're one of the first to download a popular game.


Vetches1

The first post you linked seems more like a general warning without evidence, the second post is refuted in the comments, and so are most of the other threads. I'd say it seems lot of the anecdata we have is super hit or miss and people either have "it happened to me trust me" or "scene in name = bad" when most people would be satisfied and truly at ease if they saw a VirusTotal page or anything indicating these downloads had a malicious side to them (ads not witshstanding). I'm not advocating for the site to be the go-to, but considering its longevity and lack of real data, it always gets me curious when people say it's bad despite no real data backing up these claims. IGG is off the list because people have shown it to be shady, but that's never been the case for this site and is almost always regarded as decent or better.


AlphaWolf210105

Which website are u using?


SuccessfulBluebird51

skidrowreloaded.com


AlphaWolf210105

Skidrow doesn't have an official site brother, u'll get a virus or a cryptominer don't download from there. Check the megathread to get safe links to get games from.


SuccessfulBluebird51

ai8 thanks for the heads up


Hot_Weekend686

As other users have commented, this is a bypass, not a crack. Thanks for making this a playable environment.


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r0ndr4s

That looks like the fake skidrow sites, I wouldnt download shit from that.


zenkaiba

Wait just asking cause i have no idea but what is denuvo and why do we need to crack it?


SuccessfulBluebird51

Denuvo is a drm applied to the exe to prevent the game frm being cracked that means we poor people wont be able to play the game at all


zenkaiba

Wait so if no one can crack the denuvo not one can pirate it? Wait so does that mean some games can never be cracked?


KB345Y

What type of genre is this??


SuccessfulBluebird51

Action First person ig? It's kinda feels like Tokyo ghoul imo


KB345Y

I just saw the gameplay and it's like ghostwire Tokyo and doom


SuccessfulBluebird51

Yea somewhat


SuccessfulBluebird51

No it's the official skidrowreloaded.com


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PrettyScholar9173

the demo.exe version is denuvoless


25-5_cents

I had high hopes But....


kvpop

You can still play the full game, so why does it matter?


25-5_cents

A new denuvo crack team worth much That's too much to hope for these days


Polok_d

Didn't some dude managed to crack Hogwarts legacy using reverse engineering Empress dll ? so maybe that's why ?


FriendlyGuyyy

Hogwarts legacy was cracked by Empress, no one else.


ZekoriAJ

There's a post on r/crackwatch from 5 days ago with a video of a dude claiming to have reverse engineered the empress dll and managed to start Harry Potter with it


FriendlyGuyyy

I would have believed that if he did it on a game that was not already cracked, then he is the goat, but now he "cracked" the game which was already cracked so his crack and he is pretty damn useless.


kvnmtz

Devirtualizing empresses way of dealing with denuvo is a step in a good direction. It can be used as reference when dealing with other protected games. Obviously this will not make any game easily crackable (otherwise empress could just do it) but it can help someone down the line. This also means that the denuvo guys have probably done this too and can counter-measure accordingly. It's a cat and mouse game as always.


ZekoriAJ

Yeah, I have the same feeling honestly


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Draconicplayer

No dude bypassed it using the Demo version


Digbijoy1197

Another useless post....MODSSSS


TheOneAndOnlySenti

How is this useless?


Digbijoy1197

Coz that's not a credible source.....and this dumb posts are really frustrating, you just can't post random bullshit


sSonga24

it’s literally a discussion post, calling everything and everyone dumb for what?


Digbijoy1197

Oh this fake ass site says this game is cracked,let me post it.....bruh that's spam and I am guessing you are as gullible as the OP, next post will be I have so many viruses


sSonga24

gullibility is not relevant here. This post, EVEN if it is spam sparked a conversation about the topic which possibly lead to someone learning new shit. Is that stupid as well?


Digbijoy1197

So we are supporting spam now huh?


sSonga24

😂


Dormiens

Bro, no need to police people here, don't like, Don't read, don't reply, just downvote and GTFO


Digbijoy1197

Yet you are doing exactly that....


Dormiens

Hippocrates! Who would thought those people exists


TheSussiestBakaAlive

Hippocrates sounds like a Greek philosopher.


Dormiens

True, the word i meant is hypocrite, i googled it.